Delhi school winter break extended till 12th January for students up to class 5: Atishi – Times of India
The Delhi minister took to the social media platform X (formerly Twitter) to announce the closure of Delhi schools in the coming week.She tweeted, “Schools in Delhi will remain closed for the next 5 days due to the prevailing cold weather conditions, for students from Nursery to Class 5.”
The Delhi government, in a previous order dated January 06, had extended the winter break in schools till January 10, for all government-aided and unaided, recognised private schools due to the ongoing cold wave. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a ‘yellow alert’. However, the notice was quickly withdrawn, and a fresh notice was issued cancelling the extension.
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The withdrawal notice, numbered DE.23(3)/Sch.Br./2024/19, states directly that the earlier directive extending the Winter vacation, dated January 6, 2024, is a null and void document. Furthermore, the notice statedthat additional orders on this subject may be issued in the future.
Now, the Delhi Education Minister tweeted about the extension of winter-break in Delhi schools for students from Nursery up to class 5, till January 12 (Friday).